454: How VC Shapes Startups with Benjamin Shestakofsky

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645: Ex McKinsey expert on war games, John Horn. How to read your competitors (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic featuring an interview with the author of Inside the Competitor's Mindset, John Horn, where he shares proven techniques to help businesses think like the competition and understand why they act the way they do. Inside the ...  Show more

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